Greenville Senior Living

Greenville Glen, located in the beautiful rural countryside of Greenville, South Carolina, is dedicated to providing our senior residents with the highest quality of personalized care in a supportive, family-like environment. Greenville Glen offers a comprehensive array of living options that are personalized to meet the unique needs of each resident now and in the future. Living options include: assisted living, memory care and respite care provided 24-hours a day by our highly-trained, compassionate staff. For the best in assisted living in Greenville, SC, look no further than Greenville Glen.

Greenville Glen residents take advantage of a full schedule of daily activities, events, and outings. Our gorgeous, rural community provides a peaceful atmosphere where residents are free to explore their interests and engage in fun, social activities. Our daily schedule may include morning yoga or exercise classes, live music & singing, organized games like bingo or trivia, pet therapy sessions, ice cream socials, club meetings, and outings around town, to name a few. Residents are never bored.

Beautifully Rural Location, Minutes from Town

Our community is conveniently located on Garlington Road near I-85on the outskirts of Greenville, South Carolina. We are close to many of Greenville’s world-class medical facilities and popular destinations for shopping, entertainment, and recreation. Residents enjoy regular group excursions to places like Greenridge for shopping, Regal Cinemas Hollywood Stadium for movies, baseball at Fluor Field or horse shows at Harmon Field. Greenville has many beautiful places to explore and enjoying.

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Greenville Glen Said:Dec 31Companionship and Community in Senior LivingMounting evidence shows that companionship and community are a key component to overall health. No longer are they seen as sitting a few rungs up Maslow’s hierarchy of needs; they are foundational to your well-being. This is true across all ages, including seniors. Feeling extreme loneliness, for example, has been shown to increase an older person’s chances of premature death by 14 percent.

A myriad of factors are weighed when deciding to move into a senior living community. The opportunity for companionship and community should be one of them. When researching different senior living options, investigate the opportunities for social connections and interactions at each community.﻿

Greenville Glen Said:Oct 30The Power of Storytelling for Seniors

“Your mother was born when your grandfather was stationed in Korea.”“That was when I was a telephone operator.”“I remember driving up Mount St. Helens, watching men with walking sticks climbing the mountain.”

You’ve been there: sitting across your grandmother, a china cup full of warm tea on the kitchen table between you, while you listen to stories from the good ‘ol days. But did you know there’s research that supports the benefits of this activity that seniors naturally tend to do?

Psychologists have long used reminiscence therapy - a practice that draws out life histories, written, oral, or both, backed by research dating back to the 1970s - to improve psychological well-being of older adults. Done in groups or individually, memories of significant life events are recalled using prompts such as photographs, music or topics.

Even people with Alzheimer’s can benefit. Psychologist Alan Dienstag was recently featured on the NPR show On Being, where he discussed the Lifelines Writing Group he co-hosted with author Don DeLillo for people with Alzheimer’s in New York. Through writing prompts such as “I remember” or “The house where I grew up” participants in the group were able to write down memories from throughout their life. Dienstag summarized the experience:

The members of the Lifelines Writing Group have taught us about the power of writing and the nature of memory and memory loss. Their lifelines have also served as a means of dosing the psychological distance between the Alzheimer's and non-Alzheimer's world. Perhaps most importantly, they have demonstrated that there is a way to give meaning to the precarious station in life in which they find themselves, and they suggest a path for others in the early stages of Alzheimer's to follow; to live with memories; to give them to others; and to preserve in some form a record of who you are, who you were, and who you wanted to be in this world before it slips away.

You can help lift the mood of any elderly people special in your life on your next visit to them - at home or at their assisted living community - by asking them to reflect on their past. Here are a few questions to get the ball rolling:

*-*Who has been the most important person in your life? Can you tell me about him or her?*-*What was the happiest moment of your life? The saddest?*-*What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in life?*-*What is your earliest memory?*-*Are there any funny stories your family tells about you that come to mind?*-*What are you proudest of?*-*For your great great grandchildren listening to this years from now: is there any wisdom you’d want to pass on to them? What would you want them to know?

(Questions suggested by the organization StoryCorps)﻿

Greenville Glen Said:Sep 30Fall Proof Your Home

Go through this checklist to help prevent you or your loved one from falling in their home, one of the leading causes of skilled nursing admissions.

FLOORSLook at the floor in each room. Always keep a clear path through each room of your house, removing any objects, furniture, cords or rugs that may be in the way.

STAIRS AND STEPSTake a careful look at the steps both inside and outside your home. Clear any objects off the stairs and make sure the carpet is securely attached to every step. Check that handrails are on both sides and run the length of the steps, and show no signs of loosening. Make sure that the steps are well lit, with a switch or light sensor at both the top and bottom.

KITCHEN AND BATHROOMSExamine your kitchen and bathrooms: are things you use often on high shelves? Rearrange these items to be lower to the ground, ideally waist level. If you need to use a step stool, find one with a bar. Add a few safety items to your bathroom, if you don’t already have them: non-slip rubber mat in the tub or shower and grab bars in and beside the tub and next to the toilet.

BEDROOMSIs the path from your bed to the bathroom well lit? Add a light to your nightstand and night-lights along the way.

***Checklist modified from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Check for Safety: A Home Fall Prevention Checklist for Older Adults﻿

Leave Your Household Chores Behind

We offer a wide assortment of comfortable private and companion suite apartments that include housekeeping, laundry service, utilities, wall-to-wall carpeting, emergency call response systems, and many other exclusive amenities. Our community offers a full-service beauty salon / barber shop, outdoor walking areas, restaurant-style dining with three chef-prepared meals daily, and countless areas to sit and socialize with friends and family.

For more information about this wonderful senior living community in Greenville, South Carolina, just give us a call at 864-614-1766.